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Harvest Festival to be held at St. Joseph Farmers’ Market
The 16th annual Harvest Festival will be held from 3-7 p.m. today, Friday, Sept. 18 under the water tower at the St. Joseph Farmers’ Market. There will be live music by Christopher Bell and Lewis Knudsen as well as The Song of My People, other entertainment, free children’s events including a petting zoo, a clown and pumpkin decorating. There will also be cooking demonstrations, apple pressing and pottery throwing. Additional food vending and samples provided by local vendors. For more information, check out stjosephfarmersmarket.com.
Search starts now for Miss Teen Stearns County
Single teens between 13- and 18-years old in Stearns County are eligible to apply for the 2016 Miss Teen pageant. For more information on how to fill out an application, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Sept. 18 Criers.
St. Cloud police, fire play football at Apollo Saturday
The St. Cloud Police and Fire Departments will hold their second annual free Police vs. Fire Family Fun Day starting at noon Saturday, Sept. 19 at Apollo High School. Watch a great game of football between some of the finest and bravest St. Cloud has to offer. Many activities will also be going on for the kids from perusing fire trucks to police cars to bounce houses and more. All proceeds support Tanner’s Team Foundation, which helps families with children who are fighting a life-threatening illness or serious injury.
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Plans for a branch library in Sartell are at a virtual standstill and may not even materialize – whether in Degiovanni a community center or as a free-standing facility – if the standstill continues. Meantime, the Great River Regional Library system is waiting for a response from the Sartell City Council, said GRRL Director Karen Pundsack. The biggest snag is a requirement by the GRRL system that a branch facility in Sartell should be a minimum of
12,500 square feet – far more (at least twice as big) than planners of a Sartell Community Center had decided upon. That larger requirement would put the library branch in the multi-million-dollar range, far beyond what was in the plans, said Sartell City Administrator Mary Degiovanni in a Sept. 14 interview with the Sartell Newsleader. There is also a problem with the chosen site for the Sartell Community Center, the one in south Sartell. The city council voted 3-2 for that site, as opposed to sites more centrally located in the city. Their choice has generated disagreement from many Sartell residents who favored a central location. The GRRL also disagrees with the site. In Library • page 9
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Construction is expected to finish up on roundabouts at Heritage Drive and Pinecone Road, as well as at Troop Drive and Pinecone Road by the middle of October, according to the city. Meanwhile, construction continues as J.R. Ferche Excavation crews pour cement on Tuesday night.
‘Ordinary’ Seiler had ‘extraordinary’ influence by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
John Seiler was eulogized at his funeral Tuesday as a humble, quiet, soft-spoken man who was one of the nicest guys who ever lived – an “ordinary” unassuming man who had an “extraordinary” positive influence on so many others. Seiler, 51, died Sept. 8 while riding his bike on CR 2 in Sartell,
just south of CR 4. At about 6:20 p.m., a car driven by a 78-year-old woman from Pasadena, Calif. Struck Seiler from be- Seiler hind. He died at the scene. Seiler was widely known for his passionate love of bicycling and his participation in duath-
lons, triathlons and other biking events. He was instrumental in making the Sartell Apple Duathlon, now in its third decade, one of the premier races in the nation. Just four days before his death, he placed second in his age group in the Harvest Duathlon in Alexandria, which he was very happy about, vowing to place first in that race next summer. Since his untimely death, friends far and wide have been
mourning him, and all of them keep mentioning his smile, his kindness, his endlessly willing volunteer work and how genuinely nice he was, never saying negative comments about anybody. At his funeral Sept. 15 at Celebration Lutheran Church in Sartell, pastors Elizabeth Strenge and Jeff Sackett presided with a personalized sermon by Sackett Seiler • page 5
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Foley church holds fall fest Sept. 23
The First Presbyterian Church of Foley will hold its Fall Festival from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23 at Henry’s Banquet Center in Foley. There will be a chicken-and-rib dinner, a bake sale, marketplace, recycled jewelry sale and a silent auction starting at 4 p.m. Proceeds will benefit kids going to summer camp and assist the mission group with projects like building ramps, house repair and other local mission projects. For more information contact the Presbyterian Church at 320-968-7928 or 320-828-1297.
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Tony Melendez played the afternoon of Sept. 11 to St. Francis Xavier students, before his Saturday performance.
Tony Melendez may not have arms, but within a few minutes after entering the sanctuary at St. Francis Xavier Parish on the evening of Sept. 12, he had those in the audience clapping, snapping and waving theirs, hands and arms that is, while he played his guitar with his feet and toes. His infectious smile and laughter, warmhearted demeanor and rich baritone voice filled the room with positive energy, enthusiasm and a love of God and life. Melendez was born without arms in 1962 in Nicara-
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gua. His deformity stemmed from his mother’s use of the drug thalidomide during her pregnancy with him. At the time, the drug was prescribed for morning sickness then was later restricted due to causing abnormalities in fetuses. Melendez explained he was also born with a club foot, his left one, which required several surgeries to correct. His family would travel from Nicaragua to California (a 14-hour trip each way) each time he needed a surgery so ultimately decided to move to California permanently, where he was raised. At 16, his father bought him a guitar. At first, Melendez said, his older brother Jose and his Melendez • page 3
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ACT on Alzheimer’s to host kick-off Sept. 22 by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
A group called ACT on Alzheimer’s Sartell is determined to help put Sartell on the map as a “dementia- Schoephoerster friendly” city, and it will kick off that effort with a meeting from 5:307 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 at House of Pizza. The restaurant is located in Pine Cone Marketplace plaza at 1733 Pinecone Road S. Complimentary appetizers and pizza will be served from 5:30-6 p.m., along with happy
-hour specials. Admission to the event is free, but organizers are asking people to register in advance by going to www.eventbrite. com. The meeting will be informal with time for a question-and-answer session, as well as a presentation about Alzheimer’s and its diagnosis by a guest speaker.
Schoephoerster
The special guest speaker, starting at 6 p.m., will be Dr. George Schoephoerster, an expert on Alzheimer’s disease. Schoephoerster, of St. Cloud, works with a team to provide primary care for about 300 nursing-home residents in five nursing homes in the cities of
Sauk Rapids, St. Cloud, Cold Spring, Elk River and Monticello. He serves as medical director for three of those homes. The doctor and his team work to find out and meet the individualized needs of each patient in a way that meets their values and goals, allowing families to spend quality time with their loved ones in the twilight years of their lives. He is the author or co-author of scholarly articles about Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. For the past 10 years, Schoephoerster has also had an interest in health-care reform, especially as it relates to improving the value of care to Minnesota seniors in longterm-care facilities.
Schoephoerster has a doctorate in medicine from the University of Iowa (Iowa City) and did his family-medicine residency at Akron General Medical Center in Ohio. The event at House of Pizza is sponsored by House of Pizza, St. Croix Hospice and The Legends at Heritage Place.
tage Place, the Sartell Senior Connection, A Home for the Day, State Rep. Tim O’Driscoll, Sartell-St. Stephen Community Education, Spectrum Health Cos., Stearns County Human Services, the Central Minnesota Council on Aging, Country Manor Campus and the Stearns History Museum.
Alzheimer’s
Erica Frey
According to medical experts, there are now about five million people living with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. By the year 2050, they expect that number to more than triple, to 16 million as the baby-boomer generation becomes ever older. Sartell is one of 35 Minnesota cities whose residents work together to improve the lives of people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. ACT on Alzheimer’s is a volunteerdriven, statewide collaboration that is preparing the state for the impacts of the disease and related dementias. One of ACT’s goals is to help cities become dementiacapable, meaning a climate of informed, safe places that respect people with dementia, their families and caregivers, and then helps provide options to support the best possible quality of life. Input into ACT on Alzheimer’s Sartell and support for the effort comes from many sources: the City of Sartell, the Sartell Police Department, St. Croix Hospice, St. Francis Xavier Church, Recovery Health, the Legends at Heri-
“This is a personal passion of mine,” said Erica Frey, community coordinator for ACT Sartell. “And this community has already embraced this (effort).” Frey is also director of human resources for Spectrum Health Cos., its main office based in St. Cloud. The company works in the areas of assisted living and at-home care. ACT on Alzheimer’s Sartell was formed only four months ago, in June. Since then, they’ve already started an ACT Facebook page and a page on the Sartell Senior Connection’s monthly newsletter, of which Frey is the graphic designer. “We’re really excited about this kick-off meeting,” Frey said. “The group has been meeting the third Tuesday of every month at the Sartell-St. Stephen District Services Building, and anyone is welcome to join us.” The group is always in need of volunteers and financial donations. For more about ACT and how to help, call Frey’s cell phone at 320-492-8905. Or go to facebook.com, then under the Search button, type in ACTsartellcommunity.
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Melendez from front page two younger sisters would say to him, “Please stop that noise” or to their parents, “Don’t let him keep playing,” but with lots of persistence and determination, he improved. By age 25, Melendez and his “Toe Jam Band” were performing frequently around the Los Angeles area. One of his most memorable moments, he said, was when he performed for Pope John Paul II in September 1987. The Pope, visibly moved, wended through the crowd, gave Melendez a hug and kiss, and asked him to continue to spread hope to the world. And that inspired Melendez to share his story of heartache and triumph. Melendez said while he was growing up, he hoped to one day marry and have a family, but the girls would all stare or shriek and run the other way. Then he said God sent him an angel, his wife Lynn, who has been the love and support he needed. He also said they had just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in August. A sad memory he has is when his father passed away at age 42 because of alcoholism. He also said one of the worst things he’s had to over-
If you have a tip concerning a crime, call the Sartell Police Department at 320-251-8186 or TriCounty Crime Stoppers at 320255-1301 or access its tip site at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers offers rewards up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for crimes. Sept. 1 8:03 a.m. Vandalism. 5th Street N. Officers were called to a report of vandalism to a vehicle. The caller stated someone had dumped flour on her vehicle overnight. The vehicle was not damaged. Sept. 2 2:51 p.m. Dumping. 24th Street N. While on routine patrol an officer observed a mattress lying at the end of a dead-end road. The officer contacted the street department to have the mattress removed. 10:37 p.m. Suspicious activity.
come was when he feared he and Lynn would never become parents. But when the couple learned they weren’t able to conceive, also due to thalidomide side effects, they adopted two children, a girl and a boy, now 21 and 18. During the entire concert, Melendez wove humor and songs of inspiration, motivation and love, in both English and Spanish, throughout the telling of his life’s journey. He emphasized life is not without challenges, everyone has them, some greater than others. But if all will help spread love and support to one another, strength is in numbers. For more information on Melendez, head to www.tonymelendez.com.
Hosts
During his time in Sartell, Melendez was hosted by the Kristi and Cory Sabrowsky family. “It was an honor for us to have him,” Kristi Sabrowsky said in an interview with the Sartell Newsleader on Sept. 16. Sabrowsky said her cousin, Mike Illies, saw posts she made on Facebook regarding Tom Bearson and Sam Traut. Illies thought the community of Sartell could use some healing, and felt that Melendez, a friend of his, might be able to help. Sabrowsky volunteered
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11th Street N. Officers were called to a report of kids ringing doorbells in the area. The officers were able to locate the two juveniles who apologized for their actions. The juveniles stated they would go back to the houses the next day to apologize to the residents. Sept. 3 11:36 a.m. Alarm. 10th Avenue N. Officers were called to a report of an ambush alarm at a bank. The officers arrived at the location while dispatch called the bank. An employee stepped out and spoke with officers and informed them the alarm had been accidentally set off. The officers checked the bank and there were no problems. 4:24 p.m. Driving complaint. CR 1/Hwy 15. Officers were called to a report of a driver swerving in and out of traffic and cutting people off. The caller stated there were kids in the car as well. Officers searched the area and were unable to locate the vehicle. The
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her home immediately. “I said, ‘He can stay with us!’ without thinking that it might be difficult . . . but he was a calming presence. He prayed with us,” Sabrowsky said. Melendez arrived on Friday and played a concert at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School on Sept. 11 for the students. The Sabrowskys have two children at SFX: Kenna, who is 8 years old and in the third grade; and Keaton who is 5 years old and in kindergarten. Their third child, Cannon, is 2 years old. Melendez went home with the family after the concert, along with his brother Jose and sound/light guy Al. “My kids were a little curious how it was going to go since we gave our guests their rooms . . . but they enjoyed having a sleepover in the living room,” Sabrowsky said. “After the concert though, the kids thought it was pretty cool to have a superstar in our home.” Sabrowski said her kids were curious to find out how Melendez could do certain things, like eat or dress. But once they got to know him, eating by putting your mouth to the plate or playing cards with your toes seemed like business as usual. “Tony said, ‘You’ll have to retrain your kids once I leave!’”
officer sent a notice to the registered owner of the vehicle. No further action was taken. Sept. 4 7:44 a.m. Alarm. 2nd Street S. Officers were dispatched to an alarm at a business. Upon arrival the officers made contact with an employee who stated they had called the alarm company with a cancel code, but it was too late. 9:33 a.m. Fireworks. 15th Street S. Officers were dispatched to a report of fireworks in the area. The caller stated he heard a loud bang while he was out in his garage. The officers searched the area and were unable to locate the source. Sept. 5 3:10 p.m. Traffic stop. Scout Drive/Pinecone Road S. While on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed in a construction zone. The officer Blotter • page 5
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Irene “Dolly” Elizabeth Foster, 96 Sauk Rapids Sept. 9, 1919 - Sept. 11, 2015
I r e n e “Dolly” Elizabeth Foster, 96, of Sauk Rapids, died Sept. 11, 2015 in Good Shepherd Lutheran Home, Sauk Rapids. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21 at Messiah Lutheran Church, Sartell. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at Benson Funeral Home, St. Cloud and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery, Browns Valley, Minn. Irene was born Sept. 9, 1919 in Sisseton, S.D. to Joseph and Ina (Ruckdaschel) Roth. She worked in the Roberts County Extension Service after high school, where she met Ted Foster. They married on Sept. 7, 1941 in Sisseton. Shortly thereafter they moved to a farm near Browns Valley, which was home for 52 years until she moved to Sartell in
1993. Foster was a 4-H leader for several years in Browns Valley, attended Zion Lutheran Church and was a member of the local chapter of the Jolly Homemakers Club and later Messiah Lutheran Church. Foster loved to read and gave all her children a love for reading, music, gardening and flowers. She had an avid green thumb and everything she planted flourished. She loved people and was very socially active, singing in choirs, weddings and funerals. Survivors include the following: daughter, Pat (Art) Braun of St. Cloud; sons, Gary (Anne) Foster of Bozeman, Mont.; Terry (Mary Jane) Foster of Waverly, S.D.; 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ted in 1974; three daughters, Judy Pederson, Pam Westbrock and Carol Bruns; one grandson, Luke Foster; one great-granddaughter, Heather Kolb; and three brothers.
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Jordan Gieske, Sartell, earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Minnesota, Morris. Kendra Stark, Sartell, recently enrolled at Ridgewater College, Willmar, Minn., majoring in cosmetology.
Two Sartell students were recently awarded academic scholarships from the Central Minnesota Community Foundation. Scholarship recipients for the 2015-16 school year are the following: Sally Traut, Hilger (Andy and Carol) Pro-life Scholarship, $900 and Lenander (Evelyn) Education Scholarship, $3,500; Jocelyn Kleinsmith, Morgan (Ernest) Scholarship, $5,000. Two CentraCare Clinic physicians ranked in the top 10 percent in patient satisfaction compared to others in their specialty
in the national Press Ganey database. Local physicians included are the following: Mary Keating, MD, Allergy and Asthma, Health Plaza; and Thomas Schrup, MD, Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Health Plaza. Results were based on data reported July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. St. Cloud Federal Credit Union is proud to launch a new brand package. Key components to the brand introduce a new logo and tagline, “Bank on a meaningful difference.” The new brand was created through a year-long process which included the credit union’s Board of Directors, members and employees. 2015 marks St. Cloud Federal Credit Union’s 85th year in business. With strong local presence and commitment, the credit union has an established brand grounded in member and community service. For more information, visit thenewsleaders. com and click on Sept. 18 People.
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Trump makes points, but not fit for presidency Confidence is one thing; narcissism is quite another. Donald Trump is a riveting speaker, no doubt about it, because he’s the diametric opposite of the typical mealy-mouthed politician. Trump shoots his big mouth off; he can afford to; he basks in his own ego; he projects brash braggadocio. It’s easy to do that when you own billions of dollars, when you are trying to buy your own election, when you can trash everybody and tell them to go to Hell, as if they are all bankrupt business rivals. Never mind Trump’s stock-in-trade, his modus operandi, is to insult his fellow Republican candidates, sometimes in sexist terms. If any other candidates – Republican or Democrat – dared to spew the ugly words and phrases Trump cavalierly tosses off, they would be condemned to Hell by morally upright people, but ironically enough, many of these upright people are the very ones who are pushing Trump ever upward in the polls. Trump’s insults are similar to Rush Limbaugh’s, who got away with calling a college woman a “slut” years ago after which his fans rallied to proclaim, “Gee, Rush is just an entertainer.” Some entertainer! But, whoa, Trump does make some good points. For example, who can deny the border between the United States and Mexico should be strengthened? Who can disagree there are too many illegal immigrants now in this country? Yes, Trump exaggerates his solutions to these problems – deport all 11 million of them. However, his sweeping conclusions, solutions, make sense to so many gullibles who crave easy answers: Just round ‘em up, ship ‘em out. Spoken like a cattle-trail boss. Trump is also at least partly correct about off-shoring jobs and about foreign domination of financial markets. But where are his serious ideas, other than bluster? Trump is, after all, a ruthless big-time businessman. Many Americans, so tired of a donothing Congress, thanks hugely to years of Republican obstructionists, think a billionaire businessman, by golly, is just what we need to get this country on the right track. They think business should supplant government. There is a difference, and those who so abhor government will miss it desperately as soon as it’s gone, as soon as the forces of privatization take over. Are you listening, Social Security and Medicare recipients? Trump is not the answer; he’s the problem, at least these days to the Republican Party, which is being splintered because of his boisterous brouhaha. Riches have benefits; they have drawbacks. Spoiled children – little or big – ultimately don’t get their way. Reality punishes them. Trump, the cat’s meow now, will lose his bid for the presidency, once people wake up with their sanity restored. Trump is not just not the answer; he’s the very incarnation of the Big Problem – that is, Money equals Representation. What if? What if Trump succeeds in buying his way into the Presidency? Well, sad to say, dangerous narcissism fueled by big bucks will have triumphed. It will be the grotesque finish of our so-called Democracy. But, hey, let’s be optimists. Let’s pop our popcorn and watch Trump’s irresistible bad-boy antics and consider his sometimes pointed truths, but then in the meantime let’s make sure he doesn’t win.
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Opinion Cookie-aisle screechers need spanking When I heard the screams, I stopped dead in my tracks terrified, thinking a child was being murdered. It was a bloodcurdling scream. It took me a couple seconds to realize the child – far from being murdered – was just a spoiled brat throwing a vicious temper tantrum in a food aisle at Walmart in Sartell. Turning my cart into the aisle, I saw the kid, a boy about 3 years old, his face hideously distorted by a purple rage, gripping his little fists rigidly while swinging his arms, stomping the floor with his spasmodic feet, all the while shrieking from a gaping, spit-spluttering mouth that looked like a cavern of Hell itself. “Mommy, I want it, I want it, I WANT it!” he kept screaming as he pointed to something in the cookie section. I thought to myself, gritting my teeth: “I’d give that kid more than a cookie. I’d give him a whopping he’d never forget.” The furious demon’s mother didn’t seem the least bit upset at first. Then she became slightly flustered. “Now you stop that right now,” she said to him in a weak sing-song voice, as if it were a line from a lullaby. That set off the hellion even more, tears adding to spittle as he amped up his rage. “If you don’t stop it right now, there’ll be no cookies for you, kiddo!” she said in a slightly louder voice, as if she almost meant it.
Dennis Dalman Editor He was the cookie monster incarnate – the very uncute one. I felt like asking the mama if I should dial 911 for an exorcist. Her inability to tame the imp left me disgusted. I quickly moved on to another part of the store where I could still hear, from a distance, the screeching rampage, which would stop for a few seconds, then start all over again. For days I could still hear, in memory, that tiny terror. I kept wondering what kind of me-me-mine delinquent he’s going to become in the future. The world owes him cookies, you know; it owes him a living. He’ll probably end up in jail, visited by his tearful mommy who will tell him once again in her lullaby voice, “You’ve got to stop doing these bad things, kiddo.” Kiddo’s titanic tantrum caused me to flash back to when my brothers and I were brats. Mom would take us on the Fifth Avenue bus to grocery-shop at the Piggly Wiggly store in south St. Cloud, where Perkins is now. In the breakfastcereal aisle, we tykes pulled that tantrum
stunt, too, in an effort to get mom to buy certain cereal boxes, the ones with the really neat prizes. Like magic rings and little submarines that scooted around under water when you put baking soda in them. It didn’t take us kids long, though, to learn our tantrums were useless. They didn’t get us prizes; all they got us were swift slaps right across the butt. Then we changed tactics, from crocodile tears and bellowing bluster to pitiful, heartbreaking pleas of “Please, mom? Puh-leeeeease?” as we looked mournfully like orphans at the cereal boxes we wanted. That worked. Sometimes. Some say children should never be spanked. I disagree. The kindly Dr. Spock, he of the no-spank doctrine in the 1950s, was wrong. His Dr. Spock Baby Book, a huge bestseller back then, turned too many parents into namby-pamby permissivists caving into pint-sized whims. My own parents were much too permissive, and we grown-up kids now, a tad wiser perhaps, agree they should have spanked us more often, especially when we lazy lummoxes (my brothers and me) would lounge in front of the Motorola TV and argue whose turn it was to take out the garbage. Of course, parents should never, ever beat a child, but a good spank or two on the butt is sometimes just what the doctor (other than Dr. Spock) ordered, especially if your kid is throwing an ear-splitting epic tantrum in the cookie aisle.
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Bearsons thank everyone for support and prayers Debbie and Greg Bearson, Sartell It was a year ago that our dear son and brother, Tom, was taken from us. We were blessed to have spent 18 years with the most amazing son and brother we could ever have imagined. Not a day goes by that we don’t remember the pride and joy he brought us.
Tom was a special gift. He had a passion for life, with a fantastic sense of humor and fun. He was a giving, kind and generous soul. He will never be forgotten. We know people are curious about the investigation into Tom’s death. Whether the person, or people, who did this are caught or not, and we’re convinced they will be, one thing will always remain
true: they can never escape from who they are and what they did. Without responsibility, there can only be darkness and guilt in their lives. We’d like to thank everyone for their ongoing support and prayers. Every day is a gift and we need to let joy and love flow back into our hearts with open arms.
Schools should hand out diplomas, not disorders The school year is here. This fall, nearly 55 million kids reported to elementary or secondary school, according to the U.S. Department of Education. But the journey from kindergarten to commencement is inflicting collateral damage on kids. More than eight in 10 students report experiencing moderate to extreme stress. Teen suicide rates are three times what they were 50 years ago. Schools must cultivate not just their students’ intellect but their physical and mental well-being. They can do so by taking a page from the medical profession – and first “do no harm.” Then they must devote more energy to teaching kids the social and emotional skills they need to become healthy, successful adults. Students’ mental health takes a hit the moment they wake up. Most secondary schools start at 8 a.m. or earlier. Yet studies have shown that’s too early for adolescent brains and bodies. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, teens on average need nine hours of sleep nightly. Only 59 percent of middle school students and 87 percent of high school students are getting enough sleep. Sleep-deprived kids exhibit diminished attention spans and concentration – and have higher rates of depression, suicidal ideation and obesity. The pediatricians propose a radical solution to this problem – start school later. Even an extra half-hour would do a
Alan Shusterman Guest Writer world of good. The Academy of Pediatrics study sampled 9,000 students from schools that started at 8:30 a.m. or later. It found late starts improved students’ standardized test scores and reduced car accidents involving students by as much as 70 percent. Schools can also reduce harm by assigning less homework. Seriously. A recent Stanford study found high school students had, on average, more than three hours of homework a night. Yet research shows excessive amounts of homework have little or limited learning value. This is not surprising. After all, students generally must complete their homework in distracting locations – their homes – away from the people best able to answer their questions: their teachers. And they must do so after expending all their energy to get through the long school day. Homework has been linked to stress and academic disengagement among both young children and teens. In many households, it’s the major cause of kids’ stress – and stress between kids and parents. All of this exacerbates teenage anxiety
and depression, both of which are reaching epidemic levels. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, about 8 percent of teens have an anxiety disorder. Nine percent succumb to a major depressive episode each year. In sum, the American educational status quo is taking in ever-more students – but breaking their psyches in the process. There are better, less destructive ways to educate kids. Paramount among them is social-emotional learning. This approach blends traditional academic curricula with integrated methods for understanding and honing selfawareness, self-regulation, social awareness, relationship-building and effective decisionmaking. According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning, students who follow a social-emotional learning track display a greater desire and capacity to learn – and reduced levels of anxiety and stress – than those who don’t. They also score better on academic achievement tests. Our nation’s schools must do more than just turn out a new crop of graduates each year. They must prepare children to lead happy, productive, healthy lives long after they’ve moved on. Alan Shusterman is the Founder and Head of School for Tomorrow (www.sftedu. org).
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Seiler from front page and a eulogy delivered by Marty Tabor, a friend of Seiler’s for 23 years. Tabor began his eulogy with four words: “Bravo Burritos Cheese Head.” Seiler loved to eat every chance he got at Bravo Burritos. He was also a dyed-inthe-wool Green Bay Packers fan, having grown up on a farm in famously beautiful Door County in northern Wisconsin. Tabor said it was those kinds of daily, ordinary things about Seiler that he so cherishes.Tabor referred to the late Dr. Kubler-Ross’s book, On Death and Dying, which examines the stages people and their loved ones go through when an illness is terminal, such stages as denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Tabor said he struggled with those emotions in the days following Seiler’s passing, but he finally decided to move quickly to acceptance because he realized Seiler’s life is a cause for celebration. It was all about what he left, what he did for others through his joy in life, in living. Seiler didn’t like being in the limelight, though he did enjoy
Blotter from page 3 made a traffic stop and issued the driver a citation for driving 45 mph in a 30-mph zone. 4:03 p.m. Noise complaint. 11th Street S. Officers were dispatched to a noise complaint. The caller described the sound as that of a cannon. The officers made contact with the owners who stated they were doing some target practice. Sept. 6 9:49 p.m. Animal complaint. 1st Avenue N. Officers were dispatched to a report of “strange creatures” in a person’s yard. Upon arrival the officer observed several duck decoys in the callers yard. The callers neighbor came out and advised it was a practical joke. No further action was taken Sept. 7 12:31 p.m. Suspicious activity. Twin Rivers Court. Officers were dispatched to a report of a person sitting in the grass outside a gas station taking pictures of the business. Officers made contact with the individual who identified himself as a reporter for the St. Cloud Times. He was doing a story on gas prices in the area. 9:36 p.m. Gunshot. 21st Avenue N. Officers were dispatched to a report of gunshots in the area. The officer arrived and located several juveniles. The officer spoke with them, and they stated it was fireworks, not gunshots. The officer spoke with one of the juvenile’s mother and advised her of the situation.
competition – the kind of friendly competition that caused him to be the best he could be. Many a time during a race, Seiler would stop to help someone out who was in a bit of a jam. He used to tell fellow bikers during a race, “Hang with me if you can, but if you can’t I’ll see you at the finish line.” In his sermon, Pastor Sackett praised Seiler for his extraordinary passion for life, his humility and his deeply ingrained love for others, all qualities he passed on to others. “This man will be missed – deeply missed,” Sackett told the congregation. “John, we’ll see you at the finish line. Amen.”
Rewarding life
In a hallway of the church were many mementoes of Seiler’s life: a racing medallion, other medals for winning races, a scrapbook-diary and many, many photos, most of them attached to poster boards. The photos gave glimpses of Seiler bicycling, of course, but also dozens of views of Seiler enjoying friends, hanging out happily at various places, having dinner with family and friends, and snapshots showing Seiler bursting with love and pride for his nieces and nephews. Seiler was born July 2, 1964 in
Algoma, Wis., the son of Kenneth and Veronica Seiler. He graduated from Southern Door High School, then graduated from St. John’s University, Collegeville, in 1987 with an accounting degree. He worked at DBL Labs, the Antioch Corp. (Creative Memories), W3i and was, up until the time of his death, employed by Trek Bicycles, based in Wisconsin, although Seiler was able to work from his Sartell home. Much of his life was spent in volunteering for local athletic groups and events. He served on the board of the Sartell Apple Duathlon for 25 years. He was a member of the St. Cloud River Runners for more than 15 years. Every year, Seiler hosted a “breakfast run” at his home on weekends when the Vikings and Packers were playing. He not only loved bicycling, he also spent many hours maintaining bike trails. Seiler was a member of the Mid-Minnesota Cycling Club, the Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike Association of Wisconsin and the St. Cloud DuTri, which is a local duathlon training club. He was also a strong supporter of St. John’s Johnnies football and the St. Cloud Husky hockey teams. He also loved to donate time and volunteer work for many youth groups in several states.
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Mourners placed a memorial to Seiler at the site of the incident on CR 2. Seiler is survived by his father, Kenneth, of Forestville, Wis; many nephews and nieces; and nine siblings, including Lisa
Seiler of Sartell and Monica Cofell of St. Joseph. Seiler was interred at St. John’s Cemetery, Collegeville.
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At left: Peanut the St. Bernard is nearly 4 feet tall and was a popular stand-out at the Woofstock Companion Walk Sept. 12 at St. Cloud’s Wilson Park. Peanut and her owners, Yvonne and Richard Rahn of Melrose, had a blast at the event. The woman in the background is Yvonne. At right: Pets strain at their leashes as the 27th annual Woofstock Companion Walk gets underway. The annual event is the year’s most important fundraiser for the Tri-County Humane Society.
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Woofstock raises funds for humane society by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Once again dogs gussied up as tie-dyed canine hippies enjoyed a 5k walk with their loving owners at the 27th annual Woofstock Companion Walk Sept. 12 at Wilson Park in east St. Cloud. It was the major fundraiser of the year for the Tri-County Humane Society, whose goal this year was to raise $55,000 in pledges and other forms of donations. The final pledged amount was not available at press time. Hundreds of people attended the event, which began at 9 a.m. with owners and their dogs casually strolling the grounds by the Wilson Park shelter as they prepared for the walk through
the residential streets above the park. There were all kinds of fun activities for both people and pets: a doggy kissing booth, inflatables for children, a dog-paw paint-imprint project, food and refreshments and many exhibitor booths featuring pet-related items or services. The staff of the humane society and its many volunteers milled among the crowd, meeting and greeting people and their pets. A joyful ambiance ruled at the event, made even more pleasant by beautiful sunny early-morning weather. After the walk, participants returned to Wilson Park where they enjoyed more activities, conversation, food and fun time with their precious pets.
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Above: Macy Zimmerman of Sartell holds her beloved poodle Franny. Inseparable friends, the two enjoyed taking part in the Woofstock Companion Walk Sept. 12 at St. Cloud’s Wilson Park. Middle: Peanut, a 14-year-old Pomeranian, was an instant hit. Everybody who saw Peanut had to give her lots of pets and attention. Peanut is the pet of Ashley Toering, a staff member of the Tri-County Humane Society. At right: Marley, a 9-year-old poodle, eagerly awaits the chance to plant a sloppy west kiss on a human being at the Kissing Booth. Her owner, Erin Bloch (in photo) adopted Marley from the Tri-County Humane Society in 2007, and it’s been true love ever since.
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Rice Arts, Crafts fair offers staggering variety by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
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Artist Dawn Addy shows some of her whimsical boozy animal paintings, including one of two Jack Russell terriers imbibing a quart of Jack Daniels whisky. Addy does not promote giving alcohol to pets, not at all, as she herself is an animal lover. But she likes to depict the off-the-wall whimsy under her rubric of “Party Animals by Dawn.” She paints at customer requests, based on photos provided from pet owners. She also does many paintings of pets with toys and other props. For more photos, see page 11.
Many thousands of people gathered for the ever-popular annual Rice Arts and Crafts Fair Sept. 12 and 13 in downtown Rice. The fair, which featured more than 70 exhibitors in their white tents, was set up just west of Hwy. 10 and on both sides of Rice’s Main Street. Its coordinator is Mark Larson and his son, Nathan, of the Old Creamery Restaurant and Café in Rice, and many of the tents were set up on the grounds near that establish-
ment. People of all ages, including many families, enjoyed sauntering the grounds in warm – but not hot – weather, munching on treats, socializing in groups and perusing a staggering variety of arts and crafts, including oil and acrylic paintings, wooden carvings, jewelry, jams and scented oils and waxes, knick knacks of every description, homemade utensils, bath towels and dish towels, homemade sweatshirts and other clothing items, handcrafted furniture and metal works, and more – much more. The aroma of kettle corn wafted through the long aisles between the white tents. On the west end there was the tantalizing smell of barbecued pork chops cooked and served by the Rice Boy Scouts. The St. Stephen Lions served up refreshing cups of ice cream. One exhibitor who attracted attention with her unusual, whimsical acrylic paintings was Dawn Addy whose “Party Animals By Dawn” booth featured her art works of pets,
some of them depicting cats and dogs as “party animals” drinking champagne, beer or whisky, getting a bit loopy and a couple even looking crosseyed and baying at the moon. Addy, who was working her exhibit with daughter Alison Legatt of St. Stephen, said her customers give her photos of their pets, and her wild fun-loving imagination takes over from there. Addy, who earned a master’s degree from the Minnesota School of Art and Design, lives in Minnesota in the summer months but winters in Miami, where she does most of her pet paintings. “I enjoyed a fulfilling career trying to save the world,” Addy said, “and now I have passed the torch to others. I am moving into the next phase of my journey, following my artistic passions.” During the two-day fair, mothers stopped to feed their children, teenagers sauntered by in casual groups and senior citizens took time to talk with the many exhibitors about their wares. A good time was had by one and all.
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Library from front page a memo to Degiovanni, dated Sept. 3, the GRRL Library Assessment Team stated: “The current site chosen is not a viable option for GRRL. We would not support providing services to this location due to the following,” and then the memo lists the reasons why not: • It’s only three miles from the Waite Park branch library and 5.7 miles to the St. Cloud library. • Moving a site any further south than the Sartell City Hall area would be outside the parameters of what GRRL allows. • The proposed 6,500 square feet (or less) for a library is inadequate for a city the size of Sartell when projected growth over 20 years is taken into account.
GRRL input
Once the GRRL gets responses from the Sartell City Council, it will continue negotiations with Sartell to come up with a branch-library concept. In a Sept. 15 interview with the Sartell Newsleader, GRRL Executive Director Pundsack and Julie M. Henne, associate director of public relations, cautioned that unless there is unanimous, enthusiastic support from city leadership (Sartell council and staff), any proposed project would be impossible. Henne said GRRL board
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members have heard from many Sartell residents about points made in the Sept. 3 GRRL memo and that most fully support the memo points. Henne said in her opinion, the library issue is not quite at a standstill. She did confirm the community-center site in south Sartell would be unacceptable for a branch library. However, building a library separately from a community center is not a solution because it would be too costly, according to analyses by consultants hired by the Sartell City Council. Henne said GRRL’s Assessment Team is more than willing to talk further with Sartell city officials and to negotiate. That, she said, should start to take place as soon as the GRRL hears from the city council.
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Degiovanni acknowledges library plans have reached a standstill of sorts. Meantime, the devil is in the details. She said the dilemma stems from misunderstandings and indecisions about what a “library of the future” should look like and contain. In communications with GRRL staff, Degiovanni with council approval agreed a branch library in the city of Sartell could be – as per GRRL’s goal – an innovative library of the future. But what exactly is such a library to look like? What will it contain? What services would it provide? How much will it cost to operate in upfront costs and maintenance costs? Those are just some of the questions Degiovanni asked
the GRRL Library Assessment Team. The memo from that team, referred to above, was an attempt to answer questions submitted by Degiovanni. The following are summaries of the questions and the answers: • How big would a branch library have to be if it were to be built at the Sartell City Hall site, separate from a community center? It would have to be a minimum of 12,515 feet, based on space-needs analysis and the size of the Sartell service area. In addition to that minimum size, GRRL would expect the city of Sartell to provide an opening-day collection of 26,250 items (books and more), in addition to 8,750 items from the existing GRRL floating collection. The cost to acquire that many items, at an average of $19 per item, would be $498,750. • What alternative services could we (Sartell) look into? Degiovanni then listed several alternatives as questions for the GRRL staff. The following are summaries of main memo points: Alternative 1: Create just a children’s library area. GRRL response: Without dedicated library space, GRRL would not likely recommend offering programming, and such a space could be achieved by the city of Sartell without GRRL’s help. Alternative 2: Set up teen/ adult community-room spaces, such as two or three rooms within a community center. However, if those spaces are
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not dedicated solely as libraryservices spaces, GRRL would not recommend conducting programming for those areas. GRRL response: See the GRRL response to the question about a children’s library space. Alternative 3: The Olathe, Kansas Community Center has a “Library on the Go” service, which is a locker system with a kiosk, which people can operate to get access to the library system in Olathe. The concept is similar to a vending machine of sorts. GRRL response: Such a system would not work well for a city the size of Sartell, according to the GRRL memo. And, in addition, that system is only one part of library services offered in Olathe. Alternative 4: A fireside-lounge-type space where groups of people could relax with newspapers and magazines provided by GRRL. GRRL response: GRRL does not pay for materials that are left in unstaffed spaces. This alternative, like the other three suggested, are possible for Sartell to do without GRRL involvement.
Library of future
Many people mistakenly
think that, with the prevalence of electronic media and at-home computers, libraries are soon to be a thing of the past. Not so, according to GRRL. Surveys, including one done by GRRL, indicate more than 90 percent of library patrons use the library to check out books and/or magazines. More than 70 percent say they also use it to check out audio books or music CDs. Sixty percent said patrons use DVDs and or videos. Other uses rated less than 30 percent of responses. The GRRL memo sent to Degiovanni lists the hallmarks of what should constitute a library of the future. They include more square footage than traditional libraries, flexible space, space for technology, additional shared community space, places to “unplug” called “unplug zones” or “digital-escape places,” capacity for technological changes and growth, and more teen and adult spaces than traditional libraries offer. According to GRRL, 3,841 Sartell residents are listed as borrowers at the St. Cloud Library and 530 are listed as patrons of the Waite Park branch library.
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10 LEGAL NOTICES CITY OF SARTELL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE AMENDING FEE SCHEDULE TO ADD DANGEROUS DOG LICENSE FEE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sartell City Council will hold a public hearing in the council chambers on Monday, the 12th day of October, 2015, at 6 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, to consider the adoption of an Ordinance Amending the City Fee Schedule to add a dangerous dog license fee. A copy of the proposed amending Ordinance is available for public
inspection at the Sartell City Hall during regular business hours. All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing to voice their opinion. Written comments will also be accepted until the date of the hearing. Mary Degiovanni City Administrator Publish: Sept. 18, 2015
CITY OF SARTELL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON VACATION OF INTERNAL ACCESS, DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENTS 105 SECOND ST. S. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN upon motion of the city council of Sartell, Minn., a public hearing will be held before the city council of Sartell, Minn., at 6 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, on Monday, Sept. 28 in the council chambers at the Sartell City Hall, to hear all persons present upon the proposed vacation of certain internal access way, drainage and utility easements located
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Friday, Sept. 18 Burger and brat sale, sponsored by St. Joseph Knights of Columbus, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., St. Joseph Meat Market, 26 First Ave. NW. Parkinson’s Tae Guk Kwan Do, 3-4 p.m., Independent Lifestyles, Inc., 215 N. Benton Drive, Sauk Rapids. 320-267-7717. Harvest Festival, 3-6:30 p.m., St. Joseph Farmers’ Market, 610 CR 2, St. Joseph. St. Joseph Area Historical Society open, 4-7 p.m., Old City Hall, 25 First Ave NW. stjosephhistoricalmn.org. Sartell High School Tailgate, 4:30-8 p.m., Sartell High School football field, 748 Seventh St. N. St. Cloud Singles Club Dance, 8 p.m.-midnight, American Legion, 17 Second Ave. S., Waite Park. 320-3394533. stcloudsingles.net.
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Crowds enjoy arts, crafts fair
photo by Dennis Dalman
Clockwise from top left: Lori Pogatchnik (left) of the St. Stephen Lions Club passes a dish of ice cream to Lois Weber of Andover at the Rice Arts and Crafts Fair Sept. 12 in downtown Rice; Although it wasn’t – officially anyway – part of the fair, this very old rusty tricycle attracted the attention of many fair-goers. It is one of the many artifacts on permanent display at the Old Creamery Restaurant and Café whose owner-operator Mark Larson coordinates the arts-andcrafts fair every September; In a spot of shade at the arts-and-crafts fair, Laura Kerkvliet of Sartell feeds her son, Cody, some lunch. The fair attracted thousands of people from far and wide; Long rows of white-tented exhibitors show off their handmade wares at the fair in downtown Rice. See related story on page 8.
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Friday, Sept. 18, 2015
Phony ‘IRS’ phone calls target residents by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
Phone-scamming crooks posing as law-enforcement agents for the Internal Revenue Service are at it again, scaring and threatening innocent people, this time in the Benton County area, although such calls are likely to pop up anywhere at any time. The Benton County Sheriff’s Department is warning all residents to be on guard against such crooked calls. The caller, who claims to be with the Benton County Sheriff’s Department, claims there is an arrest warrant for the phone-call recipient. If he or she doesn’t send a certain sum of money immediately to a certain place, deputies will come and arrest the person. In fact, it’s a crock of crooked. The sheriff’s department does not call people about IRS-related arrest warrants and never asks people for money
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or local police. A similar scam has been reported in many other counties and cities, including some in Sartell a few years ago.
Senior Connection to hold rummage sale Sept. 26 by Dennis Dalman editor@thenewsleaders.com
The Sartell Senior Connection will hold a fundraising “garage sale” from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 at Sartell City Hall. In the meantime, sale organizers are still accepting donations of items for the sale until Sept. 18. Such items can be brought to the Sartell Senior Connection in the School District Services Center at 212
Third Ave. N. Larger items can be picked up. Call Ann Doyscher-Domres at 320-2534036, opt. 4; or Judy Morgan at 320-249-8352. The sale, which is part rummage sale and part book sale, will offer a wide variety of items, including fishing and hunting gear, arts and crafts, art supplies and all manner of household goods and handcrafted items. Visitors can register for door prizes.
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